Handstitched Report post Posted November 11, 2018 (edited) G'Day, Here's a pic of my very first real attempt at re-upholstering a seat for a vintage motor cycle that I did sometime last year . It was for 1981 Honda. The restoration of the bike took 5 years. This thing called ' life ' gets in the way sometimes I guess. I have done the odd small upholstery job here & there, but nothing like this. The leather is an automotive upholstery leather, with fabric backed upholstery foam. The seat has a plastic molded base. I did say to the customer that I have no real experience in this type of work, but he was happy for me to give a go anyway, what a gentleman eh? ....and he wanted it pleated....yikes !!! My elderly Father was an upholsterer by trade in his early days , but I wanted to do this on my own ( on the quiet, and without him knowing) because has a habit of ' taking over' ...and he never shuts up with " back in my day " stories, I would spat the dummy and the job would have taken twice as long So when I finally showed him the finished product he was thoroughly impressed , .....and surprised . My sincere apologies for the poor images, so zooming in could be messy . The client came to see me at my market stall this arvo, and all I had on me was my ol' flip top mobile phone and not my camera . And naturally, the customer was very happy with how it looked. I but I thought it ( the seat) looked quite good on his nice ' new ' bike But I'm sure he said the bike was going to be light blue last year. O'h well, blokes prerogative, he can change his mind any time he wants ...with his wifes permission HS Edited November 11, 2018 by Handstitched Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kgg Report post Posted November 11, 2018 looks nice kgg Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
immiketoo Report post Posted November 12, 2018 NICE!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted November 12, 2018 Hey! I never change my mind. Wait. Yes I do. Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyNewbie Report post Posted November 13, 2018 What is “spat the dummy” and “Arvo”? ‘My buddy had one of these! Fun! Watch those corners, it’ll slide right out from under you at 45! Lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted November 13, 2018 4 hours ago, ScoobyNewbie said: What is “spat the dummy” and “Arvo”? "Spat the dummy" means to throw a tantrum, "arvo" means afternoon (from the Aussie penchant for shortening words). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Ta Rocko Now I've had a crack at doing one of these, I'd like to do another one. HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyNewbie Report post Posted November 14, 2018 I love new terms. Thank you. Now to hunt down the history. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rodneywt1180b Report post Posted November 14, 2018 Separated by a common language... The seat looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScoobyNewbie Report post Posted November 15, 2018 Not if we ask questions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted November 24, 2018 Wow, I don't know how I missed this one but good on ya'. Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
